VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday for using a vulgar gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.
'The pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use of a term, reported by others,' the Vatican said in a statement.The meeting with more than 250 bishops took place last week, but reports of what was said only filtered out on Monday.
Pope Francis waves to the crowd during his weekly general audience at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, on May 29, 2024. AFP PHOTOThe 87-year-old pontiff had expressed his opposition to homosexual men entering training colleges for priests, even if they declared they would be celibate.According to two Italian newspapers, Francis said there was already too much 'frociaggine' in seminaries, using an offensive Roman term that translates as 'faggotry.
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